Hello and welcome to the Novel Kicks Writing Room.
How are these Wednedsay’s coming round so quickly?
The exercise today is one I find interesting and I hope you do too.
Genre is an important aspect of a novel. However, what happens when we change things around a little?
Pick one of your favourite novels. Once you’ve done that, rewrite one of the scenes. The twist…change the genre and the events. For example, if your book is a mystery, try writing the scene as a comedy. For example, what would Jane Austen’s Emma be like if it was a crime thriller?
I’ve included some titles below if you can’t decide which book to pick.
Bridget Jones’ Dairy (Helen Fielding) – Contempory Fiction.
The Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King) – Thriller.
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) – Fictional Autobiography
Write up to 750 words approx. I’d love to see some of your written scenes in the comments but there’s no obligation.
Have fun!




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I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.
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